A case of inguinal endometriosis developed after cesarean delivery

Özğür Dandin, Yaşam Kemal Akpak, Taner Dandinoğlu, Uyğar Teomete, Anıl İçel Saygı, İlhami Gül
In: European Journal of Therapeutics · 2015 · vol. 21(4) , pp. 268–270 · doi:10.5578/gmj.10818 · W4385974841
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This case report details a rare instance of inguinal endometriosis developing five years after a cesarean section in a 28-year-old woman.

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This paper is a case report of a 28-year-old woman who developed inguinal endometriosis 5 years after a cesarean delivery, focusing on the rarely seen extrapelvic presentation in the inguinal pouch/canal region. The authors describe the clinical course and evaluate this unusual form of inguinal endometriosis in the context of prior literature, including how it can mimic other inguinal pathologies such as hernias or tumors. A key limitation is that, as a single case report, the findings cannot establish prevalence, risk magnitude, or definitive causality. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically inguinal (extraperitoneal) endometriosis developing after cesarean delivery, with direct relevance to endometriosis in extrapelvic sites.

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Endometriosis is defi ned as the existence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. It is commonly localized to the adjacent pelvic viscera and the peritoneum in women particularly during the reproductive term. It may also be present in the inguinal pouch or canal after gynecological operations and cesarean section. We report an unusual case of a 28-year-old woman who developed an inguinal endometriosis 5 years after a cesarean section. The purpose of this case report was to evaluate this rarely seen inguinal endometriosis and thus, make some contribution to the literature.

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